My daughter collect ₦35k for lesson. She still fail. I no vex, I just tire

Funke come meet me for shop on Saturday. She say mama, my WAEC result. She dey hold the paper, she no fit look me for eye. I collect am, I open am. Three subjects she fail. The one I pay ₦35,000 for lesson, that one too she fail. I just sit down on the stool. I no talk.

My husband say make I no worry, say na God. I know na God. But ₦35,000 for this market no be small money. That one na two weeks profit for me if market good. And this girl, she dey always tell me say she dey read. Every night, light on, book open. I see am with my eye. So wetin happen?

She start to cry. She say mama I no understand the questions. The lesson teacher dey rush us. He no dey explain. I look her. I know that teacher. He collect money from 20 children, one hour, one room. Na so. So my pikin fail because one man want carry 20 people money for one hour? Oluwa o.

I no shout. I just ask her one thing. If I pay another ₦35,000 for another lesson, you go pass? She look me, she shake head. She say mama make I go learn tailoring with Aunty Ngozi. She say she sabi hand work. My own be say... I no know wetin to do. Na school or na hand work? Which one go feed her for this Lagos?